Anniversaries 7 December
Birth
Irish soldier in the British Army and military historian
1785–1860
German mathematician who worked on number theory and algebr…
1823–1891
Dutch historian
1872–1945
American writer and novelist
1873–1947
American judicial philosopher and civil libertarian
1885–1957
American sportswriter
1888–1939
French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Ch…
1889–1973
American painter
1892–1964
Italian musician
1907–1998
American novelist and screenwriter
1915–1978
American businessman, American football executive
1926–2001
Sri Lankan Buddhist monk
1927
american linguist, philosopher and activist
1928
Archivist of the United States
1942
American musician
1942–1981
Italian Jewellery and sculptor
1949
American singer-songwriter and actor
1949
Gaudiya Vaishnava guru
1950
United States Senator from Maine
1952
American writer
1953–2005
American author and screenwriter
1956
basketball player and coach
1956
Chief Executive-elect of Hong Kong
1957
American physician, President and Chief Executive Officer a…
1960
Lebanese militant, head of security for Hezbollah
1962–2008
American jurist and lawyer
1964
Indonesian Roman Catholic bishop
1966
Japanese singer-songwriter
1968
American stand-up comedian, radio personality, and actor
1969–2011
Ukrainian-American journalist, essayist, poet
1971
Boxing Knockout Artist
1973–2015
former American football wide receiver
1973
Canadian ice hockey player
1976
American pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist
1979
English association football player
1980
Japanese figure skater (1994-)
1994
Death
Roman philosopher and statesman
-106–-43 BC
German canon regular and scholar
1418–1495
British politician and political theorist
1623–1683
Pennsylvanian minister and civic leader
1815–1893
American politician
1826–1900
German philosopher
1830–1881
U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the House
1839–1902
English mathematician and astronomer
1848–1928
American philosopher, diplomat, and educator
1862–1947
American stage and silent film actress
1884–1946
English poet and novelist
1895–1985
American playwright and novelist
1897–1975
American actress
1910–1990
American diplomat and Presidential advisor
1926–2006
American pediatrician
1932–1996
Pakistani Sufi leader
1934–2017
Cuban poet/novelist/playwright
1943–1990